This book is the first available survey of English agriculture between 1500 and 1850. It combines new evidence with recent findings from the specialist literatu
Only once we understand the long history of human efforts to draw sustenance from the land can we grasp the nature of the crisis that faces humankind today, as
Profound Changes took place in British Agriculture between 1875 and 1914. After the prosperous years of the mid-nineteenth century came a period of difficulty f
Civilization from its origins has depended on the food, fibre, and other commodities produced by farmers. In this unique exploration of the world history of agr
A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialization. Combining the expertise of more than thirty leading historians